Labeling-machine.



- F. 0. WOODLAND.

LABELING MACHINE."

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 13, 1918.

Patented 001.13, 1914.

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' ply mechanism. Fig. 12 represents a plan detail view of-the pickerdevices, glue d1s- .tributing' rollers, andpicker-carr'ler stop UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE. FRANK O. WOODLAND, OF WORCFlEER, MASSACHUSETTfiASSIGNOR TO ECONOMIC- MACHINERY COMPANY, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS ACORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA.

LABELING-MACH NE.

Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

Application filed January 13, 1913. Serial No. 741,624.

To all whom it may concern I Be it known that I, FRANK O. WOODLAND, acitizen of the United States, residing at Worcester, in the county ofWorcester and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented new and usefulImprovements in Labeling-Machines, of which the following is aspecification, reference being made therein to the accom anyingdrawings.

y present invention relates to certain features of improvement in theconstruction and organization of the mechanism for delivering, gluingand presenting labels for afiixment to bottles or the like, and moreespecially applicable to that class of machines in whichthere isemployed arotatable work-supporting table or carrier.

It also relates to the peculiar manner of constructing, combining andoperating the label-gripping or clamping means in connection with thebottle-supporting carrier and label applying devices; the objects beingto provide a practical, desirable labeling machine that will beconvenient for operation, and Will perform its work with despatch andeconomic efliciencyf Minor objects and features of the invention arefully set forth and explained in the following detailed description,with reference to the drawings, wherein Figure 1 represents a bottlelabeling machine embodying the features of my invention. Fig. 2 is aview of the same looking toward the end of the picker-slide; the end ofthe picker guide being shown in section; the discharger being omittedfrom this figure. Fig. 3 represents a top plan view. Fig. 4 is a planview of the rotary carrier table and adjacent parts. Fig. 5 is adetached elevation view showing the bottlerest, the label-grippingdevice and a bottle as embraced between said parts. Figs. 6 and 7represent the side and face views of the grip-member. Fig. 8 representsa top view, and Fig. 9 a side view of one of the swinging grip-carrierarms. Fig. 10 represents a cross-section at line X X, Fig. 6, of thegrip member drawn to a larger scale. Fig. 11 is a detail elevation viewshowing the improved organization of the pickers and glue-supmechanisin,andi-Figflfl shows a separate sectional iriew of the larger scale.

Referring to the drawings, the part marked picker-stop means on '10represents the frame, preferably consisting'of'an upright colpmn havinga broad base for standing upon a floor; and fixed in its upper end is avertical shaft 1 (see dotted lines Fig. 2) upon which is mounted therotatable table or carrier 12, having anupwardly extended hub providedat its top end with a dish-shaped bevel gear 2, or means for itsrotation, with'which engages a pinion 3.fixed upon a horizontal shaft 5that is ary ranged across said gear-slightly above its rim, and mountedin bearings 4. supported upon suitable arms of the upper frame; saidupper frame being in the present instance supported by a main arm 11fixed to and branching outward and upward from the side of the standardor column 10.

The shaft 5 is the operating. shaft, and is provided with a normallyloose pulley or drive-wheel P, and an automatic stop-clutch Gkeyed tothe shaft and adapted for o eratively connectin and disconnecting saipulley or drive-wiieel with said shaft. The clutch is arrangedfor-control by a treadle T and connections t, substantially as is usualin machines of this class. The action. imparted to the machine may beintermittent or continuous, accordingly as the clutch is allowed toautomatically throw off, or is prevented from throwing off, by keepingthe treadle depressed.

The revoluble carrier 12 is provided with a series of upright rests ormeans 13 for supporting the bottles B, or the like, in upright position,to be advanced or carried in a circular' path of movement as the table12 is .rotated, carrying the bottles in successive order to positionsfor receiving their labels,

passing thewipers, and. thence to the place of discharge, as willreadily be understood.

The rest 13 is preferably made narrow at its lower partand wider above,and with a simple rearwardly offset foot or car that has a hole thereinfor boltingit to the carrier table. a seat for the bottle, while thenarrower lower portion avoids interference with the wipers as the restpasses between them. The rest gives support at about mid-height on thebottle.

In accordance with my present invention,

The wider portion of the rest forms there is arranged a guide bar or way14 disposed parallel with the plane of the carrier 12, and in alinementwith a plane approxieter of the body and neck portion of the bottles.The picker faces are toward the label-supply holder 15, and forreciprocating the picker-slide 16 along the guide 14 there is providedmeans which, in the present instance, consists of a rocker or anglelever 17 supported in a suitable fulcrum bearing 7 upon the frame, andhaving one arm connected by a suitable link 18 with the slide 16 and asecond arm provided with a studroller 8 that runs upon or follows thesurface of a cam 9 fixed upon the operating shaft 5. A suitable spring Sis connected with the rocker lever 17 for moving the parts to carry thepickers toward the label-holder and normally pressing the stud-rollertoward the cam 9.

The reciprocation of the slidecarries the pickers 6 from the osition ofthe labelholder 15 to the positlon indicated by a dot and-dash line f(see Fig. 1) where the label is presented to the advancing bottle as thelatter moves forward with the rotary action of the carrier. Thelabel-holder 15 is positioned at the end of the range to which thepickers reciprocate; the label compartments being disposed edgewiseupright or slightly inclined, to conform to the face of the pickers. Thecompartment for neck labels I is located above that for body labels L.The

label holder is arranged to have the packs of labels charged into itfrom the rear and to deliver the labels from that part of the packstoward the pickers. A follower device is provided for'the several packs,which preferably consists of a movable rest or inverted Y-shaped frame19 arranged to slide upon a guide, orguides, 20 parallel with thedirection of the feed, and having, retained in said frame, thefollowerrods 21 that abut against the respective packs, as indicated on Figs. 1and 3. A spring 22,

arranged on the follower rod, serves to give.

a slight yielding efi'eet when pressure of the pickers is broughtagainst the label-pack,

and a weight 23, suitably attached to the sliding frame 19, serves formoving the follower devices forward along the guide pins 20 as thepacks. are diminished by the feed. To facilitate charging the packsioflabels into the rear'of the compartments, the frame 19 is simply drawnback along the guide pins 20 to a suflicient extent to permit access tothe compartments.

The label holder is best arranged to be bodily removable from itssupporting seat or bracket, and may be connected therewith by suitablepins or interlocking members such as heretofore employed for similarpurpose- The label-gripping devices, which co-act with the pickers intransferring the label from the pickers to the bottle, according to mypresent invention are constructed and combined with the rotarybottle-carrier in peculiar manner and to swing laterally into and fromthe path of the bottles, each on a pivotal axis parallel with the axisof said carrier. The gripping devices correspond in number with thebottle stations or rests 13 upon the carrier-table. Each grip devicecomprises a horizontally swinging arm or lever 24: ivotally connected toand located beneath t e rotary carrier or table 12, by an axis pin or'stud 26 disposed parallel with the main axis 1 of the carrier; and anupwardly extended bar or linger member 25 attached to the outer end ofsaid swinging arm and projecting up through an opening or arc-shapedslot 27 in the carrier-table, to a sufiicient height to correspond withthe height at which the labels are placed its projecting portionstanding approximately upright, and furnished with suitable contactsurfaces orpads'28 and 29, (see Figs. 6, 7 and 10) to give proper holdupon the labels, surface 28 upon the neck labels and surface 29 upon thebody labels. The end of the arm 24 is best made with a socket orrecessed upright slot, and a screw bolt 30 arranged therein, while thelower end 31 of the grip-bar 25 is slotted or furcated and fitted tosaid slot so as to be readily attached and detached, and to afford afirm and rigid connection. This construction permits of the bars orgripping fingers being readily exchanged for others of varied form, toaccommodate longer or shorter bottles, or articles requiring differentforms of grip faces.

Each of the swinging grip-carrier levers 24 has a projecting memberprovided with a stud-roller 32, and a suitably shaped stationary cam 33is centrally supported upon the frame or standard 10 for guiding saidrollers and controlling the swinging action of the gripping devices.Springs 34 are connected with the res ective arms 24, that act inopposition to t e cam surface, for

swinging the gripping devices in the direction" for contact with thelabels or bottle; the camacting to swing the gripping devices back toprimary'position. The upper part of the bar 24, with the contact faces,is the only portion of the gripping devices that appear above the levelof the carrier table as they move in a circular. are into the path ofthe bottles, and then out of said path and back to their retractedposition near the central hub of said rotary carrier with which theyalso revolve.

A wiper mechanism is arranged for acting against the advancing bottleand label at a convenient position, in successive relation to thepickers. Said wipers may be of any approved construction, being arrangedso that the bottle, grip-member and bottlesustaining rest pass betweenthe opposite wiping members by the rotative movement of the carrier.

The glue-box 37 is located below the path. of the pickers, and near. thelabel-holder 15,

and is provided with a glue-delivery roller 38 which may be rotated byany suitable means, as the chain and sprockets 39. The

glue distributing roller 40 is mounted upon an axis-stud fixed to anupwardly and downwardly reciprocating carrier 42 that works in asuitable guide 43 attached to the frame.- Said carrier and roller movein a direction of alinement approximately parallel with the upright orslightly Inclined plane of .the picker faces.

The range of movement. of the distributing roller is from a position incontact with the glue-box roll 38, (see Figs. 1 and 11) to a positionabove the level .of the top end .of the picker faces, as indicated bydotted circles on Fig. 11; this movement being direct from .of labels.

Combined with the reciprocating picker-- its upper to its lower positionandvice versa.

Movement is imparted to the roller-carrier 42 by a rocker-lever 45 andlinlrfsaid rocker being-actuatedby a-cam 46 fixed on the operating shaft5, which cam runs against a stud-roll 44 mounted on one arm of therocker. The weight of the roller and its carrier tends to keep thestud-roll in contact with the face of the cam; or a spring may beemployed in connection therewith, if desired.

The mechanism orcam 9, which actuates thereciprocating picker-slide, isarranged to give a dwell in the picker movement when the picker facesare at the position indicated in Fig. 11, and for an instant sufficientto permit the glue-distributing roller to pass down from its upper toits lower position along the faces of the pickers, applying the film ofglue thereto just before the pickers come into contact with the pack, orpacks,

slide 16 I provide means for automatically arresting its movement beforethe pickers reach the label-holder or position of contact with the packoflabels. This'stop mechanism comprises a bolt or dog 48 mounted in' aguide or supporter fixed to astati'onary part of the frame, and providedwith a spring 49 or means for throwing said dog into engagement with asuitable lug or shoulder 50 on the picker-slide 16, thereby preventingmovement of said slide beyond a predetermined position; excepting whenthe engagement,

dog is retracted. Said dog is connected with the swinging bottle feeler55 by an angle lever 53, rod 52 and arm 54 at the top of thefeeler-shaft 56. When a bottle or the like is in position for receivingits label the feeler the dwell in the movement of the pickerslide, sothat the stop-dog comes into action without shock or violent contact inthe operation of the reciprocating action and without undue friction in'moving the dog into and out ofengagement. l/Vhen the movement of thepicker-slide is arrested any strain on the mechanism is relieved by theroller 8 lifting from the face of the cam 9.

. Combined with the rotary carrier 12 and its bottle-supporting rests13, I employ a means for automatically. discharging the bottles, whichconsists of'a plain stationary fender or deflector-sheet 60 that extendsover the t'opsurfacef of the carrier obliquely across the patter thebottles, at a predetermined position in the circuit, and serves forshuntingthe bottle from the rest and deflecting it table 61. or otherreceiver'therefor. Said deflector is simply formed from a plain sheet ofmaterial and provided with an opening .or pass-way space 62 at'its loweredge, of suflicient size-t0 permit the passage therethrough of thebottle-rest 13, which is made narrow at its foot and wider above, asindicated. The deflector acts upon the bottle to shunt it from the restand does not interfere with the upright bottle-sustaining rest. Thisform of discharger is simple, convenient and eflicient for use in arotary labeling mechanism.

In the operation, the bottles or articles to be labeled are placed uponthe carrier 12 at the front'of the respective rests 13, and arethcrebyadvanced in a circular path in successive order. slide brings thepickers, with a label or ing bottle at about the line f, Fig. 1'; where,at the same time, the grip-bar o ger 25, 'swingin along its arc slot,comes .utocontact wit the central part of thelabel and holds it to thebottle while the pickers move back at accelerated speed, causing theglued ends of the label to peel from the pickerfaces. The bottle, movingwith the carrier, then passes between the wipers 35 which Thereciprocating picke-rlabels adhering thereto, to meet the advanc- 100from the carrier table onto asupplemental wipe or smooth the glued edgesof the table to the surface upon which it is afixed; and thence to thedischarge. In the meantime the reciprocating picker-slide brings thepickers to the position of the glue-distributing roll and then dwellsfor a moment of time while the said roll, which has been previouslyelevated, rolls down along the pickerfaces; the pickers are thenadvanced against the packs of'labels on the label-holder, taking singlelabels adhesively therefrom, and

the operation is then repeated. This general operation, in its order offeeding and affixing labels is, in some respects, similar to that of apreviously devised labeling machine; but the construction and combinedorganization of the elements for performing the several essentialfunctions is of diverse nature from that heretofore employed, andconstitutes the gist of my present invention.

I am aware that in practising this invention, some changes andmodifications may be made, by those. skilled in the art, withoutdeparture from the spirit and scope of my invention as expressed in theclaims; I do not, therefore, desire to be limited to the special formsand details as shownherein:

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a labeling machine, in combination with label-delivering andlabelafiixing means, a horizontally rotatable carrier hav- 7 ing meansat intervals thereon for supporting bottles in upright position andcarrying the same in a circular path, means for actu ating saidrotatable carrier, a picker-guide disposed above said path at oneside'of the circle, a reciprocating picker-carrier-slide mounted uponsaid guide, a pair of glue-applying pickers firmly secured to said slidein a relatively depending position and traveling between said guide andthe plane of the bottle-carrier, and means for imparting reciprocativemovement to said pickerslide.

2. In a labeling machine,-in combination,

' a rotary bottle-carrier provided with means for supporting bottles inupright position thereon, and carrying the same in a circular path, areciprocating pieker-carrier-shde, a guide therefor arranged over oneedge of said bottle-carrier approximately tangential to the path of thebottles, depending pickers mounted on said picker-carrying-slide, arear-charged forward-delivery label-holder adapted for sustaining packsof labels in edgewise upright order and disposed in alinement with thepath of said pickers, a carrier-operating shaft, a cam mounted on saidshaft, and connections for actuating said picker-carrier-slide, said camformed to produce a dwell in the picker movement when. near thelabel-holder.

3. In combination, a horizontally rotatable carrier, provided with meansfor sustaining bottles or the like in upright position thereon andmoving the same in a circular path; a reciprocatingpicker-carrier-slide, depending glue-applying pickers mounted upon saidslide, a guide for said picker-carrier-slide. arranged substantiallytangential to the circular path of the bottles and approximatelyparallel with the plane of the rotatable carrier, a label-supply holderadapted. for holding a pack of labels'in approximately edgewise uprightposition, at the end of the reciprocating picker movement, an upwardlyand downwardly moving ,glue-distributin roller, means for reciprocatingsaid pic :er-carrier-slide, and means for operating saidglue-distributing roller; a grip mechanism, and wiper appliances foraflixing the label to the bottle or the like.

4. In a labeling machine, a rotatable carrier table, having devicesthereon for supporting a succession of bottles in upright order andcarrying the same in a circular path, and label-gripping devices movingwith said carrier; a reciprocating pickercarrying-slide, a pair ofglue-applying picker-plates attached to said slide approximately intransverse dependent relation, a guide-way upon which said picker'slideis mounted to move parallel to the plane of said bottle-carrier andintrovenient with the circular path of the bottles thereon, alabelsupply holder in alinement with the path of said pickers, aglue-distributing roller, an upward and downwardly moving carrier forsaid roller, a guide therefor, means for reciprocating saidroller-carrier and said picker-carrying-slide, a wiping-on means, and agrip-controlling mechanism acting beneath the carrier-table.

5. In a labeling machine, in combination, a rotary bottle-carrierprovided with means for supporting bottles in upright position thereon,and carrying the same in a circular path, a reciprocatingpicker-carrying-slide, a guide therefor arranged above one edge of saidbottle-carrier in approximately tangential relation to, the path of thebottles, depending pickers mounted on said pickercarrying slide, arear-charged forward-deliverylabel-holder adapted for sustaining packsof labels in edgewise upright order, and in deliverable alinement withthe path of said pickers, a carrier-operating shaft, a cam fixed on saidshaft, and connections for actuating said picker-carrier slide, said camformed to produce a dwell in the picker movement when near thelabel-holder, a glue-supply reservoir, a glue-distributing roll, anupwardly and downwardly reciproeating carrier having said roll mountedthereon, an upright guide for said roll-carrier, a cam on saidoperating-shaft, with connections for elevating and depressing saidroll-carrier, the downward reciprocative movement of' said roll-carrierbeing on the labels, and a rotatablebottle-carrier table; a movablelabel-gripping member above said carrier-table and traversing within aslotform'ed therethrough, means actin r below the carrier-table forsupporting and controlling said gripping member, a spring connected formoving said gripping member toward the bottle to impart ayielding-pressure grip upon the label, and means for rotbating saidcarrier-table and gripping. memer. r

7. In a machine of the classdescribed, in

' combination with the rotary carrier, upright bottle-supportersthereon, glue-applying pickers, and means for afiix'lng labels; alabel-gripping means consisting of an upstanding member, the upper parthaving a pad or surface for contact with the bottle and label above thecarrier, its lower end rigidly attached to a swinging arm, said swingingarm pivotally supported upon the under side of the rotary carrier torevolve therewith and to oscillate in a plane parallel with the plane ofthe carrier, for swinging saidupstanding member into and from the pathof the bottle, means for actuating said carrier, and means including acam and spring for oscillating said grip-actuating 'arm..

8,. In a labeling machine, a rotary carrier provided with rests for theupright support and advancementof a succession of bottles or the like ina circular path, a label gripping means consisting of an upstanding baior grip-member havin contact surfaces, and

a swinging support t erefor to which the lower end of-said grip-memberis detachably firmly secured, said support pivotally con- 1picker-carrier, glue-applyin nected with the rotary carrier, and saidgrip-member projecting up through an arc slot in the carrier, incombination with a pickers there on, means for gluing the picIxers, andmeans for affixing the labels.

9. In a labeling machine, in combination with a label supply,'*means fordelivering labels at a predetermined position for trans-' ferto abottle, and means for'wi ing on said labels at a second redetei mineposition, a horizontally rotatab with means for supporting a bottleorthe like in upright relation thereon, and ad-- vancing the same, anupright laterally moving grip-device traversing in a curved slot in thecarrier-table, its lower end below the table, a horizontallyswinginglever having said ip-device mounted thereon, a fulcrum V studxed in the under side of the, carrier for supporting said. lever, aspring attached for normally swinging said lever outward, a

le carrier table provided traversing roll mounted on said lever, a nd aI non-rotatable guiding means about which said roll travels foractuating and controlling the' movement of said grip-device.

10. In a labeling machine, a label supply, means for delivering labelsfor aflixment to an advancing bottle, and retreating therefrom byretroactive movement at greater velocity than the bottlemovement, aseparately stationed wipenmeans for aflixing said labels, arotary-bottle-carrier provided with a series of upright bottle-rests,and a corresponding series of laterally moving'upright label-grippingdevices that traverse to a position in front of the bottle and againstthe presented label, maintaining such relation while passing saidwiper-means, then back to a position nearer the axis of the carrier, forthe urpose set forth.

11. In a la eling machine of the class described, arotary bottle-carrierrovided with bottle-rests, said rests being a apted to contact with thebottles at a mid-length position thereon, and upright oppositely actinglabelgripping devices havin faces that contact withthe labels and bott erespectively above and belowthe level-of the contact position of saidrests and means for wiping-on the respective labels.

12. In a labeling machine of the class described, a rotatable carrierprovided with a plurality of rests for bottles or the like, and aplurality of grip-devices each consisting of an uprlghtly disposed barhaving a contact face for pressing upon the label, said bar projectingup throughan opening or are slot in the carrier, to move thereinlaterally into and from the path of said rests, and a plurality ofswinging supporters acting beneath the carrier table and supporting therespective rip-bars, means for actuating and control ing the movement ofsaid supporters and grip-bars and means for afiixingthe labels upon theadvancing bottles.

13. In a labeling machine of the class described, in combination withmeans for gluing, presentin and affixing. labels, a horizontallyrotating carrierrtable having a series of arc slots therethrough, andprovided with a series of upright rests for susta ning bottles or thelike thereon while labeling the same; a series of swingin arms pivotedto and located beneath sai table concentric with the respective, arcslots and carrying at their outer ends upright grip-bars or fingers thatproject upward through said are slots,

said grip-bars being movable within their movement to said grip-carryingarm s a s the carrier, is. rotated. I

14. In combination with lue ;'applying ickers, a label-holder and laelwiping d vices; a horizontally rotatable carrier hav-' ingmeans'thereon formaintaining in successive order a series of bottles orthe like while affixing labels thereto, a plurality of piv ote dsupport-arms fulcrumed to the under side of said rotatable carrier, eachprovided at its end with a grip-device that projects upward through anarc-shaped slot in the carrier, the opposite ends of said support armsbeing provided with contact rollers, a stationary central cam againstwhich said rollers run for controlling the movement of saidgrip-devices, and each arm being provided with a spring for pressing thegrip device into contact with the label and bottles.-

15. In a labeling machine for bottles or the like, in combination withabottle-carrier and means for 'aflixing labels, a label-holder vguidestherefor approximately parallel with the direction of the label-packs,followerrods movably supported within said member and respectivelyabutting against the label packs, a forwardly pressing spring for eachof said follower-rods, and a weight and connection adapted for exertingforward draft upon said supporting rest.

16. In a machine for labeling bottles or the like, the combinationsubstantially as described, of a label-holder adapted for supporting apack of labels in ap roximately edge-wise upright positionfor orwarddelivery of labels'therefrom, an overhead horizontal guide, areciprocating picker-slide mounted thereon, pickers supported by saidslide in a depending. relation with their faces parallel with the labelpack, an up-. wardly and downwardly moving gluing dis-l tributingroller, a carrier andcarrier-guide for directing said roller parallelwith the face of the pickers, a horizontally rotatable bottle-carrier,means thereon for sustaining bottles in upright position and advancinthe same in a circular path introvenient wit the line of thepickermovement, a horizontally swinging grip device, a rip-support ing armpivotally mounted on t e under sidel of said rotary carrier, means forcontrolling and moving said supporting arm, label wipers between whichthe bottle is passed; by its carrier, means for actuating saidreciprocating parts, and means for operating said rotatable carrier.

17 In a labeling machine, in combination as described, a rotarybottle-carrier table having rests thereon for maintaining bottles or thelike in upright position, means for ing movement of saidpicker-carrying-slideat a position preceding the normal limit of itsrange, and means for actuating said stopdevice controlled by thepresence or absence of a bottle at the labeling position.

18. In a labeling machine, including a label-supply holder, means foradvancing bottles in successive order, and a picker-carrier and pickershaving reciprocating movement between said label-holder and theadvancing bottle, and meeting the bottle at a predertermined positionfor presentin labels thereto; an automatically controlled means forarresting the movement of the picker-carrier and pickers whileapproaching the label-holder, and actuating means therefor operatingwhen a bottle is absent from its advancing station.

19;- In a labeling machine, in combination with means for supplyinglabels, and means for affixing the labels; a movable bottle-carrierprovided with rests for sustaining bottles upright thereon and carryingforward the same in successive order, a air of glue-applying pickersmovable to an from the advancing bottle and traveling in a pathconvergent to the path of the bottles and carrier for presentlng ordelivering labels thereto approximatel at t e point of convergence ofsaid pat s; gr p-devices traversing in curved slots in the carrier andseverally ada ted to retain the label against the bottle an strip itfrom the glued faces of the pickers while said grip-device, bottle, andpickers are all moving away from the position where the label isprimarily presented tothe advancing bottle, and means for operating saidgrip-devices severally synchronous with the presentation of labels.

20. In a labeling machine, a movable bottle-carrier having means forcarrying forward or advancing a succession of approximately uprightbottles, and a reci roeating picker-carrier provided with ic ers inapproximately transverse relation t ereto, directing ides upon whichsaid pickercarrier sli es, and means for operating said picker-carrierfor moving the pickers into meeting conjunction with the advancingbottles and retreating in the direction of the bottle movement, ataccelerated speed, in combination with means for supplying and affixingthe labels.

21. In a labeling machine, a rotary bottlecarrier, an upright laterallymoving labelgrip-member that travels in a circular are, said memberhaving means for contact with neck labels and body labels, and a membersupporter located beneath and fulcrumed on said bottle-carrier, andmeans for operating the same. a

22. In a labeling machine, in combination with means for sup ortingandsuccessively carrying forward bottles, and means for wiping the labelsof a labelsupply-holder, a movable picker-carrier havmg pickers thereonthat take labels from said labelholder, means for automaticallyarresting the movement of said icker-carrier before the pickers contactwith the label-supply, and a controlling finger with connections thatprevent action of said arresting means when a bottle is in properposition for receiving its label.

23. -In a labeling machine, a rotary table carrier having slots therein,means for sustaining bottlesor the like-upon said table insuitable-relation to said slots, grip-devices above the table traversingin the respective slots, and means below the table for operating saidgrip-devices.

24. In a labeling machine, in combination a forwardly movinbottlercarrier provide with a plurality o bottle-carr ing devicespositioned thereon, a backwar ly and for-v wardly movinglabel-presenting means that presentslabels to the bottles ata/predetermined position on said carrier, anda laterally moving gripdevice thattravels with said carrier and acts for withdrawing the,

labels from the presenting means at its junction with the bottles, saidl abel-presenting means being retracted at a velocit greater than theadvance motion of the b0 e carrier, mechanism for respectively operatinsaid carrier, label-presenting means and gr1pping-device.

W1tness'myhand this 10th day of January, 1913. I

' FRANK ,O. WOODLAND.

Witnesses:

Cruse. H. Bnmmen, ELLA P. Bumns.

